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Welcome to part two. In part one, we examined the song “B**ch I’m Madonna,” asking ourselves one question in particular: “why does it take five songwriters to write one tune called, ‘B**ch I’m Madonna?’” We observed that many aging artists seek more trendy producers in order to latch onto current styles. However, this decision to look outwards read »

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Many fear the creation of monopolies and oligopolies as the cable sector consolidates, but the deal-making frenzy may actually benefit consumers, similar to a frenzy of M&A activity in the wireless sector between 2012 and 2014. read »

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: why does it take so many different people (five writing, three producing) to concoct a brutal mess of a song entitled, “B**ch I’m Madonna?” After more than thirty years of defining celebrity in the modern age, wouldn’t Madonna very well know who she is? read »

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The last couple of years has witnessed stiff competition in the U.S. restaurant industry, primarily among the fast food segment for the breakfast market share. Some of the major fast food brands, such as McDonald’s, Restaurant Brands International (Burger King and Tim Hortons), Starbucks, and Dunkin’ Brands, have revamped their menu, especially read »

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We expect iron ore prices to remain subdued in the near term, with prices recovering gradually only after the global supply glut dissipates. However, there is a possibility of a sharper V-shaped recovery in prices, if sufficient high-cost iron ore supply goes out of the market. The current level of iron ore prices is too low to sustain read »

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On the domestic front, the demand for coal at electric utilities seems to be declining. For the month of January, coal consumption at electric utilities declined 15% year-on-year, leading to a 16% rise in coal stock piles. The low prices in the global coal markets and weak demand at utilities are the major reasons that railroads are predicting read »

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Though our $97.11 price estimate for Alibaba’s stock represents near-15% premium to the market,we think there are certain triggers and plausible developments that can swing the stock substantially over the next few years, assuming the market prices in these triggers correctly. Specifically, we think the possibility of increased competition in read »

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The increasing consolidation in the industry, rising demand from non-PC markets, increasingly diversified end markets, and improving memory product prices, helped return the company to profitability in 2013. As a result of the continued improvement in market dynamics, Micron reported record revenue of $16.4 billion, record net income of over $3 read »

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Automatic Data Processing generates a little over 3% of its revenues from interest earned on funds held for clients. Despite its relatively insignificant contribution to the top line, the interest earned forms an important part of the company’s valuation, accounting for more than 36% of our price estimate. This is because the interest earned read »

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Judging by the official unemployment rate, the American economy is getting rapidly back on track. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in February 2015, meaning about 8.7 million people were officially unemployed. That rate has fallen dramatically from 10 percent immediately following the financial crisis and is now nearly on par with read »

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If you have spent any time on social media lately, you’ve likely encountered at least one post or online album that features so-called tiny homes. Literally tiny, averaging less than a couple hundred square feet, tiny homes have inspired numerous periodical references, coffee table books, read »

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With bold tax policies we could avoid “taxing” poor and middle-income individuals by cutting off vital programs, and we could shift the burden of two decades of unfunded wars and other reckless decisions from future generations to those who have benefited the most from our choices. read »